Bob Allisat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Greg Skinner writes:
>> (edit)... You should not expect "government" or "science" to be able
>> to solve any problem that comes along, particularly when those problems
>> are highly complex and controversial.
> Dammit Greg that's just when so-called government and bloody science
> is supposed to work to find solutions!
What if they aren't able to, even if they are supposed to?
> Have we sunk to such depths of apathy to actually believe the
> rhetoric of those in whose interests it is to perpetuate great
> problems?!
What if the level of apathy for government is high enough that people
can be elected who favor deregulation and privatization of public
utilities?
> See when a regime or a group of so-called scientists start moaning
> or whining about how the world is so cruel
or just drift away, or even die ...
> and how everything is so bad even they can't do anything about
> anything it's not time to call it quits.
What if they are tired of fighting battles and being subject to abuse?
> It's time to kick those bastards out of office, find some new,
> vibrant thinkers to replace the oldbies and move as rapidly as
> possible towards f*cking solutions and away from stasis or rather
> decay or corruption and anything or anyone associated with same. See
> we have the choice.
What if the vibrant thinkers are in favor of deregulation and
privatization, and they can get enough votes to get into office?
--gregbo
